Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.44/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 474 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 300 353 242
Feeder cattle 180 250 143
Slaughter cattle 97 96 89
Replacement cattle 23 7 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 4.00 to 10.00 lower overall with slaughter bulls 4.00 lower. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 185.00 $185.00 $564 -24.51
430 430 1 176.00 $176.00 $757 -4.93
490 490 1 166.00 $166.00 $813 -8.55
500–520 510 3 150.00–167.00 $159.05 $811 -12.99
590 590 1 149.00 $149.00 $879 -21.00
648 value added 648 3 154.00 $154.00 $998 —
1020 1020 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 169.00 $169.00 $524 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 -15.00
315–340 327 3 138.00–150.00 $142.81 $467 -12.92
355–375 365 4 137.00–150.00 $142.97 $522 -7.96
415–423 fancy 421 4 154.00–159.00 $155.23 $654 —
435–445 441 5 139.00–149.00 $146.43 $646 +3.62
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -15.32
450–495 476 9 139.00–150.00 $143.82 $685 -1.50
505–540 527 6 130.00–139.00 $135.33 $713 -7.16
560 fancy 560 1 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
550–580 574 6 137.00–138.00 $137.17 $787 -4.86
600–635 624 4 124.00–132.00 $126.73 $791 -5.02
655–665 658 3 120.00–134.00 $128.29 $844 +16.29
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 -9.00
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
805–835 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -11.00
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
465 465 1 124.00 $124.00 $577 -10.00
520–540 530 2 117.00–120.00 $118.47 $628 —
590 590 1 118.00 $118.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 131.00 $131.00 $452 —
470 470 1 122.00 $122.00 $573 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 213.00 $213.00 $511 —
300–308 305 3 200.00–206.00 $201.97 $616 —
370–390 383 4 176.00–180.00 $178.48 $684 -3.06
405 fancy 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 -20.00
405–434 426 6 160.00–170.00 $167.02 $712 -11.95
460–465 462 3 166.00–170.00 $168.66 $779 +1.28
500–525 513 4 137.00–140.00 $138.48 $710 -27.13
513 fancy 513 2 157.00 $157.00 $805 -21.00
555–575 564 6 135.00–153.00 $148.37 $837 -17.96
650–675 667 6 116.00–130.00 $121.00 $807 -29.04
755–775 765 2 112.00–114.00 $113.01 $865 -3.99
800 800 1 116.00 $116.00 $928 —
870 870 1 98.00 $98.00 $853 -15.99
1075 1075 1 94.50 $94.50 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 151.00 $151.00 $521 —
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 +1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 134.00 $134.00 $583 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1390 1204 80-85% 8 79.50–89.00 $83.15 $1,001 —
1085–1470 1272 80-85% 18 92.00–104.50 $98.94 $1,259 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 75-80% 1 89.50 $89.50 $1,271 +0.86
1155–1705 1455 75-80% 19 78.00–84.00 $80.77 $1,175 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1250 1147 85-90% 3 77.50–85.50 $80.71 $926 —
915–1330 1153 85-90% 10 63.50–73.50 $69.55 $802 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1695 1635 2 118.00–119.50 $118.78 $1,942 —
1235–2255 1852 10 104.00–116.00 $108.63 $2,012 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 980.00–1,040.00 $1,010.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 820.00 $820.00
900–1000 950 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 930.00–950.00 $940.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
750 750 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 3 65.00 $65.00 $483 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.